THE HIGH ANDES, GENE FLOW AND A STABLE HYBRID ZONE SHAPE THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF A WIDE-RANGING SOUTH AMERICAN PARROT

The high Andes, gene flow and a stable hybrid zone shape the genetic structure of a wide-ranging South American parrot

Abstract Background While the gene flow in some organisms is strongly affected by physical barriers and geographical distance, other highly mobile species are able to overcome such constraints.In southern South America, the Andes (here up to 6,900 m) may constitute a formidable barrier to dispersal.In addition, this region was affected by cycles of

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A Human-Curated Annotation of the Candida albicans Genome.

Recent sequencing and assembly of the genome for the fungal pathogen Candida albicans used simple automated procedures for the identification of putative genes.We have reviewed the entire assembly, both by hand and with additional bioinformatic resources, to accurately map and describe 6,354 Soccer - Goalie - Gloves genes and to identify 246 genes

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Relaxin-like Gonad-Stimulating Peptides in Asteroidea

Starfish relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide (RGP) is the first identified peptide hormone with gonadotropin-like activity in invertebrates.RGP is a heterodimeric peptide, comprising A and B chains with disulfide cross-linkages.Although RGP had been named a gonad-stimulating substance (GSS), the purified peptide is a member of relaxin-type pepti

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